MACAO - The overall residential property price index in China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) from March to May increased by 5.4 percent to 265.0, compared with that of the previous period from February to April, the SAR's statistics service said on Tuesday.Information from the Statistics and Census Service also indicated that the index for the Macao Peninsula (266.7), and Taipa and Coloane (257.0) rose by 6.0 percent and 2.3 percent respectively.The index for overall existing residential units (285.2) went up by 3.4 percent from March to May, while the index for pre-sale residential units (274.3) increased by 9.2 percent.The overall residential property price index expanded by 8.7 percent year-on-year compared with the same period last year, with the index for existing residential units and pre-sale residential units rising by 10.0 percent and 10.8 percent respectively year-on-year. wedding wristbandscustomize your own braceletlivestrong bracelet202mm to inches24hr wristbandprinted bracelets
MACAO - The government of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) has published the final report assessing the overall impact of last year's Typhoon Hato and offering suggestions for optimizing its mechanism for managing emergencies, the SAR's government Information Bureau said here on Thursday.Typhoon Hato struck Macao on Aug 23 last year, killing 10 people and injuring over 240 others, as well as resulting in heavy economic losses.The report offers practical advice on measures appropriate to Macao in relation to prevention or mitigation of disasters, post-disaster relief measures, and the SAR's response mechanism for any public emergency.The Commission for Reviewing and Monitoring the Improvements of the Response Mechanism to Major Disasters commissioned respectively the Institute for Public Safety Research at Tsinghua University, the North China University of Technology, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs' National Disaster Reduction Center of China to draw up the report.The four research themes in the final report offer suggestions for complementary effort in areas of meteorology, electricity supply, flood control measures at the inner harbor, and work relating to the fire services.The Information Bureau said the SAR government is stepping up effort to advance Macao's overall capabilities for disaster prevention and mitigation, including amendment to the Civil Protection Law, the formulation of a 10-year plan for disaster prevention and mitigation (2019-2028), and the establishment of a new emergency command system.The government will also strive to initiate an insurance system covering losses from major disasters, an overall emergency response plan, the construction of major fundamental infrastructure, and promotion of safety awareness of the public.
